Combination folding bed and buffet



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Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES SOLOMON ABRAMS, OF HAYWARDS, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINATION FOLDING BED AND BUFFET.

Application filed June 11,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON ABnAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Haywards, in the county of V Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in CombinationFolding Beds and Bufiets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in folding beds, where the bed isformed in three sections, hinged to one another in such a manner as toallow them to be brought at one time horizontally in. a row forming anopen bed, and at another time to become folded up and to be placed in acase having the form of a buffet, where they may be stored away and outof view.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this nature whichmay be used as a bed in a dining room of a dwelling during the night andmay be hid away in the day time into the interior of a bufiet, which isa pro-per piece of furniture for a dining room, thus leaving nosuggestion of the presence of a bed in the room.

The accompanying drawings forming part of this specification illustratethe construction, arrangements of parts, and the manner of operation ofmy invention.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a sectional elevation of my invent-ion,showing the position of parts, when the bed is folded up, resting in theinside of the buffet.

Fig. 2-is a sectional elevation of the same showing the parts inposition when the bed is withdrawn from the buffet and placed upon thefloor ready for use.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the buffet and the bed when the latter is open.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my invention showing the device when thebed is folded up and hid in the interior of the buffet. 1

Fig. is a detail of the middle section of the bed drawn in perspective.

Fig. 6 is a detail of the upper section of the bed drawn in perspective.

Fig. 7 is a detail ofthe head board frame drawn in perspective. 7

Fig. 8 is a detail of the lower section of the bed drawn in perspectiveand Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of the combined folding bed andbuffet showing the action of the head board frame in lifting the uppersection of the bed when' the middle section is being moved towards thebuffet, also show- 1923. Serial No. 644,605.

ing the mechanism actuating the supporting legs of the lower sectionwhen the latter is being swung upwards.

The folding bed comprises the middle section 1, provided with therollers 2 and adapt-- ed to travel forwards and backwards up on thefloor of the room.

At one side of the middle section is placed the upper section 8, whichis pivoted to it at 4 and is provided at the other end with a hinge 5connecting it to the head board frame 6 carrying the shaft 7 fitted inthe bearings 8 secured to the side walls 9 of the buffet 10.

At the other end of the middle section 1 is placed the lower section 11,pivoted to it at one end at 12 and provided at the other end with thelegs 13 which are pivoted at 14: and serve to support it from the floor.

When the bed is. withdrawn from the inclosing case and brought into theroom, it has the appearance shown in Fig. 2, the middle sect-ion 1resting with the rollers 2 upon the floor, the upper sections 3 being ina horizontal position resting at one end at 4 upon the middle sectionand at the other end 5 bein suspended from the stationary bearings 8 bymeans of the shaft 7 which is rigidly secured to the head board 6.

The middle section 1 shown in detail in Fig. 5 is formed of the twoupper angle bars 15 secured to the top of two cross frames 16 made ofchannel iron and formed in the shape of the letter U. e

The horizontal flanges of the angle iron bars 15 are provided with theholes 17 to receive the cross strands of the wire mattress 18, while thevertical flanges are formed at one end with the pivoting hinges 4- toreceive the ends of the upper section 3 and at the other end with thepivoting hinges 12 to receive the ends of the lower section Belowtheupper angle irons 10, secured to the cross frames 16 are placed themiddle angle irons 19 and the lower angle irons 20.

Cross bars 21, secured to the horizontal flanges of the middle angleirons l9 serve to support the mattress springs- 22furnished on themiddle section of the bed only.

The lower angle irons are furnished with the rollers 2 supporting themiddle section from the floor and aiding in the movement of the sameinto and out of the buffet. when closing and opening the bed-- A drawer23 fitted to slide between the lower angles may be used for storing awaythe linen for the bed.

The upper section 3- of the bed is made of angle iron formed in theshape of the let-- ter U, as shown in Fig. 6.

The vertical flange of it is formed with the hinges 4 whereby it ispivoted to the middle section at one side and with the hinges 5connecting with the head board 6.

A number of rods 24: carrying the sliding arms 25 for maintaining thebedding are secured to the cross bar 26 of the upper section in theusual manner and a number of holes 27 are provided to receive thetension springs 28 0f the wire mattress. and holes 29 are drilled in theside bars 30 to receive the cross strands of the mattress.

The head board frame shown in detail in Fig. 7 consists of the twoarms 6rigidly secured to the shaft 7 and braced together by the rods 32, whichserve for a head board of the bed.

The buffet inclosing the bed when folded and. not in use is shown in afront elevation in Fig. 4 and in cross section in Figures 1, 2 and 9.

The lower portion forms a box-like receptacle provided in front with thedoors 33 which are opened and swung back when the bed is being openedand are closed, hiding the bed within, when the latter is not used.

The top portion may be made in any form. Rollers may be provided on thecase of the buffet in order to make it portable or the buffet may bebuilt into the wall of the build- 111 The lower section of the; bed,shown in detailin. Fig. 8, is made, of angle iron and consists of thetwo bars 11 joined together by the cross bar 35 and the foot rail 36.

The bars 11 are provided at one end with the hinges 12 connecting withthe middle section 1 and at the other end with the hinges 14 whereby theswinging legs become attached.

Braces 38 are pivoted at one end at at to the extensioi'i 31 of themiddle angle 19 and all} the other end at 37 to the legs 13 for thepurpose of keeping the latter constantly in a vertical direction duringthe time the lower section of the bed is swinging up or down from ahorizontal position shown in Fig. 2 to a vertical position shown in Fig.1 as illustrated in Fig. 9.

The lower section of the bed is furnished with rods 24 and the arms 25fer maintain ing the bedding and with the tension springs 28 and theholes 29 for the mattress.

Ordinarily the bed remains during the day time within the inclosing case1 being entirely hidden by the doors 33, the lower section 11, themiddle section 1, the upper section 3 and the headboard frame 6 beingfolded up in the shape of a rectangle.

Vhen the bed is to be used in the night time the doors 83 are opened andswung back and the middle section is withdrawn from the case and carriedinto the room causing the upper. section 3 and the head board frame 6 tobe lowered as shown in Fig. 9, when said middle section has traveledonly a part of the way, and as shown in Fig. 2 when it has traveled tothe end of its motion, andthe lower section has been swung down, untilthe legs 13 rest upon the floor, and the bed is ready for use.

When the bed is to be closed the lower section 11 is raised toa verticalposition and the middle section 1 is moved into the inclosing case- 10,causing the upper section 3 and the head board 6 to take the positionsshown in Fig. 1, when the doors 33 may be closed concealing the bedwithin.

Having thus described my invention, what I' claimas. new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent; is:

1. In a bed of the class described, a case, folding-bed sections to beinclo'sedby said c as'e comprising a middle section positioned in ahorizontal plane and adapted to move forward and backward in said planeinto and out of s'aidcase, an upper bed-section hinged at one end tosaid'middle section and a lower section hinged at the opposite end ofsaid middle section, a guiding member pivot/ally sup-ported within theinclosing case and pivoted to said upper section of'the bed, said upperand lower sections adapted to move to vertical positions when thesections are inclosed in the case, the middle section having a pair ofupper angle irons to support in suspension a wire mattress, a pair ofvertically arranged frame members connected to-said angle irons and alowen .pair of angle irons connected to said frame members formingthereby. a. rigid frame.

2. In a bed of the class described, a-ncase, V

folding-bed sections" to 'be inclosedby said case" comprising middlesection positioned in a horizontalplane and adapted to move forward andbackwa d in said plane into and out of said case, an upper bed-sectionhinged at one end to said middle section and a lower section hinged atthe opposite end of said middle section, a guid ing member pivotallysupported within the inclosing case and pivoted to said upper section ofthe bed, said upper and lower sections adapted to move to verticalpositions when the sections are inclosed in the case, the middle sectionhaving a pair of upper angle irons to support in suspension a wiremattress, a pair of vertically arranged frame members connected to saidangle irons and a lower pair of angle irons connected to said framemembers: forming thereby a rigid frame,- and a. drawer adapted to slideon said lower" angle irons and be carried thereby, said drawer forming apart of the inclosing case when the bed sections are inclosed therein,and doors on the said case for concealing the bed sections therein.

3. In a bed of the class described, a case, folding-bed sections to beinclosed by said case comprising a middle section positioned in ahorizontal plane and adapted to move forward and backward in said planeinto and out of said case, an upper bed-section hinged at one end tosaid middle section and a lower section hinged at the opposite end ofsaid middle section, a guiding member pivotally supported within theinclosing case and pivoted to said upper section of the bed, said upperand lower sections adapted to move to vertical positions when thesections are inclosed in the case, the middle section having a pair ofupper angle irons to support in suspension a wire mattress, a pair ofvertically disposed frame members connected to said angle irons and alower pair of angle irons connected to said frame members formingthereby a rigid frame, and a drawer adapted to slide on said lower angleirons and be carried thereby, said drawer forming a part of theinclosing case when the bed sections are inelosed therein, and doors onthe said case for concealing the bed sections therein, and said lowersection having supporting legs pivoted at the end thereof, bracespivoted to said legs at one side and to the middle section, said bracesadapted to fold said legs parallel to the frame and above the saiddrawer when the said bed sections are positioned within the case.

Signed at San Francisco, California, this i 1928. SOLOMON ABRAMS.

1th day of June,

